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Illustrative cover image depicting Palashbari temple founder Haridas Chandra Tarani Das being taken into custody by Detective Branch personnel after midnight. HRCBM has questioned the timing, transparency, and legal basis of the arrest following threats and public demands directed at the temple and its proposed Lord Ram statue.

HRCBM Denounces Midnight Arrest of Palashbari Temple Founder Following Campaign Against Lord Ram Statue

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HRCBM questions the timing and legal basis of Haridas Chandra’s midnight arrest and warns that it may reflect retaliatory enforcement influenced by religious intolerance within elements of the state apparatus July 13, 2026 | San Jose, California / Dhaka, Bangladesh The Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) expresses grave alarm over the arrest…

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AI-generated editorial cover image based on HRCBM field materials, protest visuals, and public reporting. Used for human-rights documentation and advocacy.

Bangladesh’s Test of Religious Freedom: A Temple Under Guard, a Minority Community Under Siege

From Gaibandha to Chattogram, the pressure on Hindu worship, temple builders, and minority-rights defenders reveals a country where religious freedom is increasingly negotiated under threat. By HRCBM News Desk In northern Bangladesh, a Hindu temple complex has become the latest fault line in a deepening national struggle over religious freedom, minority security, and the limits of majoritarian…

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